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Mini survival kits consist of essential outdoor survival tools and supplies that are difficult or impossible to improvise and which are small enough or critical enough to make them worthwhile carrying all the time. Contained within an [[Altoids]] or similar sized tin, and waterproofed using adhesive tape, these items serve as a back-up to normally carried equipment. |
Mini survival kits consist of essential outdoor survival tools and supplies that are difficult or impossible to improvise and which are small enough or critical enough to make them worthwhile carrying all the time. Contained within an [[Altoids]] or similar sized tin, and waterproofed using adhesive tape, these items serve as a back-up to normally carried equipment. |
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A mini survival kit will usually contain the following items; |
A mini survival kit will usually contain the following items; |
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* fishing hooks |
* fishing hooks |
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* needles and [[yarn|thread]] for clothing repairs or [[fishing]] |
* needles and [[yarn|thread]] for clothing repairs or [[fishing]] |
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Doug Ritter provides an excellent example of a Mini Survival Kit here [http://www.equipped.com/drperskit.htm]. |
Doug Ritter provides an excellent example of a Mini Survival Kit here [http://www.equipped.com/drperskit.htm]. |
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Mini survival kits can be bought pre-packed; as a result they have become more complex and standardised. An example of these kits is the BCB International Combat Survival Tin [http://www.equipped.com/bcbkit.htm]. |
Mini survival kits can be bought pre-packed; as a result they have become more complex and standardised. An example of these kits is the BCB International Combat Survival Tin [http://www.equipped.com/bcbkit.htm]. |
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Revision as of 02:36, 25 June 2006
Mini survival kits consist of essential outdoor survival tools and supplies that are difficult or impossible to improvise and which are small enough or critical enough to make them worthwhile carrying all the time. Contained within an Altoids or similar sized tin, and waterproofed using adhesive tape, these items serve as a back-up to normally carried equipment.
A mini survival kit will usually contain the following items;
- a miniature compass (e.g. Silva SERE 40)
- Esbit fuel tablets for fire starting
- a lighter or matches
- an unlubricated condom to carry water
- a length of paracord
- duct tape
- fishing hooks
- needles and thread for clothing repairs or fishing
Doug Ritter provides an excellent example of a Mini Survival Kit here [1].
Mini survival kits can be bought pre-packed; as a result they have become more complex and standardised. An example of these kits is the BCB International Combat Survival Tin [2].
See also